This is the place to explore breaking events and important news about the casino of North America. While there may are 23 separate countries on the continent, you will find most of them covered in our Caribbean Casino News section. While some news from Mexico will appear here, most of the articles about casinos and regulatory happenings in this section are about the Canadian and US industries. The U.S.A. has more casinos than any other place on earth, so most of the articles in this category are about them.
The U.S. and Mexico are organized by states while Canada is organized by provinces and territories. In the U.S. and Canada, we have given all Tribal and First Nation news the same weighting as if they were a single state within their respective countries.
This section provides a broad overview of all casino news in North America and the articles are always cross-referenced with more specific information about the subject matter.
A special ceremony featuring a number of local dignitaries and politicians is being held on Monday to officially unveil the 150,000 sq ft expansion of the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia.
First announced i...
A series of community forums are being launched by the Cowlitz Project, during which time information will be shared regarding the development of the $510 million casino resort project of the Cowlitz Tribe. Add...
After announcing a vote was to take place on Thursday regarding his aid bill, Democratic Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto ended up calling off the vote, as lawmakers continue to disagree on what should be done a...
A new casino has been in the works for some time just off the Strip, on the north end, known as the Lucky Dragon Casino. After raising additional financing, the backers of the venue are now reporting that the c...
The limit of what is and isn’t permitted under city and state alcohol and gambling laws is once again being put to the test by a casino operator in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Last year, Commonwealth Gaming a...
After making little progress over the past year, Genting Group has revealed that full-scale construction on its giant Resorts World Las Vegas resort casino is expected to begin in earnest during the fourth quar...
George Carney is the owner of the Brockton Fairgrounds property, an area that could have been home to a resort casino with a price tag of $677 million. A bid to create a casino on the fairground property was re...
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) of Minnesota has broken ground on an expansion to its Mystic Lake Casino Hotel and revealed that it expects to complete construction by the end of next year.
W...
The state of Michigan held a 90 minute informational hearing on May 4 to discuss the possibility of legalizing the online poker industry. Members from the Senate’s Regulatory Reform Committee discussed the Lawf...
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has revealed that the $174.3 million contributed by the three casinos in Detroit last year accounted for an estimated 16% of the Michigan city’s total revenues.
Detroit ...
According to a press release from Gamehost Inc., ('Gamehost', the 'Company') (TSE: GH), it has closed its Boomtown Casino, which is located in Fort McMurray’s downtown corridor in Alberta, Canada.
Fort McMur...
Officials in Kern County, California, are continuing to discuss plans that could see the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe build a new $29 million casino at a site near the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.
The tr...
Once again Governor Rick Snyder has chosen to pass on the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community’s (KBIC) plans to develop an entertainment complex at the site of the former Marquette County Airport in Michigan’s Upper ...
Atlantic City is still awaiting a rescue plan, with casinos and officials ready for something to happen in way of aid. Vincent Prieto, the New Jersey Assembly Speaker, will see his plan for rescuing the city fr...
On Monday, it was announced that the former CEO and Chairman of Amaya Gaming, David Baazov, pled not guilty to charges of insider trading, according to the Autorité des marchés financiers. The Quebec securities...